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Hay people

Anyone interested in this subjest and if so has anyone got any info they can share with me?

You could mention the Westbourne that runs through a Metal pipe over Sloane Square, or the Wandle that is a neglected river in Wandsworth, that hardly anyone knows about?

Also, the Fleet has been covered for years...

"Wandle that is a neglected river in Wandsworth, that hardly anyone knows about?"

I used to live next to the Wandle and spent many hours fishing there as a nipper. You would have no problem finding out the history of the Wandle; the source of the Wandle is Carshalton Pond, in Surrey.

http://www.adzstock.com/Upload/Stock/Previews/19661.jpg

It's a well-known landmark and the surrounding area has changed little in the past 200 years. I can let you know specific details about where you can research the Wandle if you're interested.



There was a documentary about the Fleet on TV some years ago. Fascinating viewing. IIRC the Fleet is still in existence, although underground.

More 'then and now' for Carshalton Ponds:

http://www.camden.sutton.sch.uk/local_history_study/y6c/img3.gif

I used to live just a few hundred yards from Carshalton Ponds, and one of the feeder streams from the park in Ruskin Road ran through my grandfather's cellar.

The Westbourne once supplied the water for the Serpentine in Hyde Park, and the Ladbroke still runs underground to Chelsea Creek.

The Fleet was once large enough for ships to berth. A side stream, the Holborn (Holy Bourne) ran from Clerkenwell (the Cleric's Well).

There's also the Walbrook, underneath the centre of the City, and I suspect that Tooting Bec also gets its name from a stream that is no longer visible.

Noggin

And then there's the Tyburn http://www.barryoneoff.co.uk/html/lost_rivers.html

"and one of the feeder streams from the park in Ruskin Road ran through my grandfather's cellar"
Your granfather had a stream in his cellar Noggin? How posh is that? Or was it just that his cellar was exceptionally damp?

More on the Fleet:

http://safariexamples.informit.com/0130320722/author/fleet.html

Hi people

The Wandle rises in Carshalton ponds and Wadden in west Croydon (sources found so far but I think that another point it rises is in the Grange at Beddington park)and used to be the best trout river in the south of Englan until the industrial revolution when it became so poluted that little survived (man ruined again). Will investigate more and post at a later date. Thanls for your interest and if you have any info or pictures they would be gratefuly received.

The Lee in south London, think it once flowed near Lewisham - there is a Lee High road nearby!

Yeah, I know loads of stuff, some of it even on h2g2 already, but what do you want it for?

Because if you're writing a book I'd like some credit if I give you any info, and if you're doing something for school/college/uni then you can google for it, visit museums and walk the routes like the rest of us have to! If it's for h2g2, stick it in EGWW and I'll post there.

oh, I've just read your personal space - it says you are going to bring *us* info, rather than the other way around?

Hi community

I am a new member and would like to introduce myself. A father of four takes a lot out of you but I still find time for some of my favourite things (I will not break out into song here).

Reading is a good recreational pastime when it is quite (not often with four kids), so it’s on with the music. Fortunately where music is concerned I an eclectic and like anything from Albinoni to Xzibit.

Having browsed the community site the subject I would like to bring to you all is about the lost rivers of London. My father has a book on this subject which I read many years ago and found it fascinating.

Please tell me if this is interesting and, if you have any information please send it to me.

Thanks for taking the time to read this introduction and I hope to hear from you soon.

Boobybro


I have reposted my personal statement which I do not feel says that. I am gong to bring “us information” but am asking for help to bring to the community something that I find interesting and have wanted to research for a number of years. This I want to do with no aim of personal gain, but to give people a taste of local history which I hope will inspire others to follow. I want to gain no

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Hi community

I am a new member and would like to introduce myself. A father of four takes a lot out of you but I still find time for some of my favourite things (I will not break out into song here).

Reading is a good recreational pastime when it is quite (not often with four kids), so it’s on with the music. Fortunately where music is concerned I an eclectic and like anything from Albinoni to Xzibit.

Having browsed the community site the subject I would like to bring to you all is about the lost rivers of London. My father has a book on this subject which I read many years ago and found it fascinating.

Please tell me if this is interesting and, if you have any information please send it to me.

Thanks for taking the time to read this introduction and I hope to hear from you soon.

Boobybro


I have reposted my personal statement which I do not feel says that. I am gong to bring “us information” but am asking for help to bring to the community something that I find interesting and have wanted to research for a number of years. This I want to do with no aim of personal gain, but to give people a taste of local history which I hope will inspire others to follow. I want to gain no financial reward for my efforts, only the accolade of my piers. If this is ok with people then I will continue, but if I get posting like that form ‘eco worrier’ then I will unsubscribe from this community as I feel that I am unappreciated.

Traveller in Time still curious about the lost rivers of London
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